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2022.12.27
On December 27, 1822, Louis Pasteur was born to Jean-Joseph Pasteur, a tanner, and his wife Jeanne-Étiennette Pasteur. Two hundred years on, we celebrate the...
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2023.01.12
Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika – these are all names of diseases that we have learned to fear, but we don't always understand how they might be...
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2023.01.16
Very little is known about what happens when an individual’s genetic makeup doesn’t match their physical sex. This is manifested as a spectrum of conditions...
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2022.12.13
The European Research Council (ERC) funds scientific activities in Europe by means of various grants. To obtain funding, researchers need to submit...
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2022.11.30
Calmodulin is a protein found in all living organisms, or at least those whose cells have a nucleus. "Calmodulin" literally means "calcium-modulated protein...
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2022.11.22
Zika virus can cause flu-like symptoms and in some cases lead to major neurological complications. Pregnant women can also pass the virus onto their unborn...
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2022.11.10
The ERC (European Research Council) funds exploratory research projects at the frontiers of knowledge in all fields of science and technology. The only...
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2022.10.27
Hospital-acquired infections caused by Clostridioides difficile represent a major health threat. In a recently published study, scientists describe the...
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2022.10.21
Three studies conducted by an international consortium, published in the journals Molecular Psychiatry, PNAS and Nature Genetics, have revealed several dozens...
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2022.11.02
Physical forces are essential to biological function, but their impact at the tissue level is not fully understood. The gut is under continuous mechanical...